A series of guitar instrumental CDs by one Francis Purcell emerged from Singapore in the early 1990s. Most of these, ranging in quality from very good (Guitar Memories and those subtitled Guitar Indigo stand out) to "avoid at all costs" (several subtitled Guitar Latino fall in this category), have long since been deleted. New and used copies occasionally turn up on Amazon and eBay.
Best of the bunch in my opinion is Guitar Memories. Subtitled Pop Anthology - Hits of Shadows/Ventures, it also contains cover versions of titles by Duane Eddy, Santo and Johnny and the Surfaris, among others.
Below is a link to Purcell's version of Eddy's (Dance With the) Guitar Man.
(Dance With the) Guitar Man
I can find no information on Purcell: no biographical details, nothing. All his recordings appear to be original and digitally recorded and none have been repackaged in any of the uncredited guitar compilations that appear from time to time.
Anyone who has information on Purcell or his recordings, please leave a comment.
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